Thoracic Surgery

American Thoracic Society News - "ATS, ERS Define Role of Pulmonologist in Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer"

New York, NY

– September 2, 2013 ––

Pulmonologists are involved in all stages of care for patients with lung cancer," said writing committee member Charles A. Powell, MD, chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and co-chair of the ATS Section on Thoracic Oncology. "As part of multidisciplinary treatment teams, they play a crucial part in the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of this devastating disease." Read More